Getting wicked with workplace wellness!

"At Castor, I truly believe we can achieve anything with a happy and healthy team!" - Derk Arts, CEO.

I've seen lots of great activity for Mental Health Awareness Week with organisations demonstrating the importance of how they think about and support their people, not just this week, but all year round!

This really got me thinking, as a small start-up, what do we do to support our dedicated and diverse bunch of 'Castorians'?

We support wellbeing 24/7, 365 days of the year!

Yes, that is one very zenful beaver!

At Castor, we're a purpose driven bunch who work hard to accelerate the discovery of evidence that cures diseases. We care, we innovate, we work lean and always deliver.

But, amidst all this it's easy to forget that there's only so much we can do and it's okay to take time for ourselves (and, sometimes, to not be okay!).

So, it's great to work for a company that reminds its people to take time for health and wellness, speak openly and directly about what isn't working and voice their opinions - that's Castor's culture at its core.

But how do we do that?...

Keep calm and carry on (at work or at home!)

From Day 1, Castor chose to invest in a company plan with Calm, the #1 wellbeing application for meditation and sleep.

With access to 100+ meditations covering anxiety, stress and gratitude to name a few, we're able to run daily sessions at work.

If you don't feel it's the right environment for you to relax or don't feel comfortable, don't sweat it. The best thing about our team subscription means access from anywhere, anytime!

We love a bit of agile working to support a great work-life balance. So, working at Castor we encourage you to log into Calm from the comfort of your own space to help with de-stressing, sleeping or even to listen to a bit of relaxing music.

And can you feel the love tonight, the world for once, in perfect harmony......sorry, I digress!

Of course I had to share some of the lyrics from The Lion King, purely as an introduction to the results of all this caring and sharing!

We send out weekly, interactive, questionnaires using the awesome OfficeVibe tool. This allows us to keep on top of exactly how our Castorians feel.

You can even share feedback anonymously and we can reach out to let you know it's okay to come to your manager or our COO directly!

The outcome, as you can see, is a very happy and healthy team.

If this fits your jam, we're the company for you

Take a look at some of the awesome opportunities to be our next Castorian right here.